"He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him" (Ps. 126:6).

Pain can become a source of joy if we take the first step by planting seed. The best way to enact faith in this truth is to sow into others when we ourselves are in incredible pain. There is a harvest that will come if we sow in the midst of tears. God's promises, each and every one of them, are yay and amen to us (2 Corinthians 1:20).

For God says, "At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you." Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:2 NLT)



God, whose thoughts, being that He is an infinite continuum of possibility, are as far above our thoughts as the heavens are above the earth, has not created anything without structure. Time and space, being the foreordained fabric of which all…

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." (Matthew 11:28-30 The Message)

The Unforced Rhythms of…

Fortunately for us, God changes not and His compassions fail not (Lamentations 3:22).

Time as an element in music can be viewed as a fabric like finely woven silk. Let’s say that the particular music being produced by the ensemble of players is a silk stretcher frame as a canvas for surface design. Consider that the ensemble players are the designers who are collectively weaving the available sounds, tone colors, dynamics (shades), melody, rhythm (tension and release through space,…

“And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.

 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.” (2 Samuel…